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filesystem-mcp-server
by cyanheads
time
by modelcontextprotocol
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30d uses
Score4177
Official
Categories
File SystemDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools
ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
Last commit10 mo agothis month

filesystem-mcp-server · Summary

A robust TypeScript MCP server enabling AI agents to securely interact with the local filesystem via STDIO or HTTP transports.

time · Summary

A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.

filesystem-mcp-server · Use cases

  • AI assistants reading and analyzing codebases for code review or documentation generation
  • Automated file management systems that organize and restructure file hierarchies
  • Development environments where AI needs to modify files as part of the coding workflow

time · Use cases

  • Assisting with international meeting scheduling across time zones
  • Providing real-time time information for location-based queries
  • Enabling time conversion for travel planning and itineraries

filesystem-mcp-server · Install

Installation

  1. **Clone the repository:**
git clone https://github.com/cyanheads/filesystem-mcp-server.git
cd filesystem-mcp-server
  1. **Install dependencies:**
npm install
  1. **Build the project:**
npm run build
  1. **Configure with Claude Desktop (example):**

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/filesystem-mcp-server/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "FS_BASE_DIRECTORY": "/safe/workspace",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info"
      }
    }
  }
}

time · Install

Installation Options

**Using uv (recommended):**

uvx mcp-server-time

**Using PIP:**

pip install mcp-server-time
python -m mcp_server_time

**Configure for Claude Desktop:**

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "time": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-time"]
    }
  }
}
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